gerufen

[ɡəˈʁuːfn̩]

/[ɡəˈʁuːfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“gerufen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,816. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,816
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gerufen · gerufen · German

gerufen · rank #3,816 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,816
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH finanzielle

Nearest frequency peer: finanzielle (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gerufen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gerufen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gerufen vs Grünen
43% similar
gerufen vs Grafen
57% similar
gerufen vs Gruben
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gerufen
PropertyValue
Headwordgerufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʁuːfn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,816
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gerufen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gerufenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „finanzielle“ (#3,815), „gesichert“ (#3,817), „Gipfel“ (#3,818). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gerufen“ bei #3,816. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around gerufen (IPA [ɡəˈʁuːfn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,816 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rufen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for gerufen, with forms such as "egrufen", "gerfuen", and "gerrufen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Grünen", "Grafen", "Gruben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is gerufen, spelled G-E-R-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rufen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egrufen
  • gerfuen
  • gerrufen
  • geruefn
  • gerufenn
  • geruffen
  • gerufne
  • geurfen
  • ggerufen
  • greufen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gerufen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

egrufen2gerfuen2gerrufen1geruefn2gerufenn1geruffen1gerufne2geurfen2
Edit distance from "gerufen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gerufen"?
"gerufen" is spelled G-E-R-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁuːfn̩].
What does "gerufen" mean?
As a verb, "gerufen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rufen
What words are commonly confused with "gerufen"?
"gerufen" is commonly confused with "Grünen", "Grafen", "Gruben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gerufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gerufen" is [ɡəˈʁuːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gerufen" come from?
"gerufen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gerufen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ehefrau#3,806Manfred#3,830Berater#3,800Behörde#3,798

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Betriebe10 variantsstreng10 variantsAspekte10 variantsPhysik10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list